[msb-alumni] Re: The Other Side
- From: Vicki Kitts <gvkitts@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 15:12:01 -0500
I haven't read that book but would like too. I saw the movie 'There is a
Heaven' (I think that's the name) where the little boy died on the surgery
table and survived to let his parents know about it and about his sister who
was in heaven. There is a connection.
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> On Dec 5, 2014, at 3:00 PM, Peggy <pyates2011@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Mark,
> I aggree with Lucy wholeheartedly. You are indeed sane and a Christian.
> I have not read the book “90 Minutes In Heaven” yet but that will be on my
> list of books to read this year.
> We have certainly lost quite a few of our classmates in the last several
> years but isn’t it a comfort knowing that they are in God’s arms and no
> longer stricken with the illnesses that took them away from us in the first
> place?
> I’ve had visits from my Dad and my eldest brother and some of my pets have
> come back to pay me a visit. I kid you not. I’ve been visited by one of my
> cats and one of my Leader dogs.
> I think they are given the chance to come back to us to let us know that they
> are okay and that Heaven is beautiful and though they are there and we are
> still here, we will all be together again when we too are called home.
> Peggy and Ginger.
>
> From: Mark MartinSent: Friday, December 05, 2014 2:21 PM
> To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: The Other Side
>
> Lucy, I read 90 minutes read by Don Piper himself. It is truly amazing what
> he went through just in recovering from his injuries. Personally I wonder if
> would have rather died than to go through all that he did.
>
> Mark Martin, 73.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lucy Edmonds
> To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 5:20 AM
> Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: The Other Side
>
> Hey Mark, for what it's worth, I think you are totally sane, and definitely a
> Christian! I amcertain that those who have gone before us are aware of us
> here on earth, and watch out for us! I have had many experiences regarding
> people that I have lost, too numerous to go into here. There is a book I read
> a few years ago called 90 minutes in heaven, and it is by a pastor, Don
> piper. I can't rememberwhich church he belongs to, but he had a death
> experience and then came back. He swears that he was in heaven, and didn't
> tell anyone about it for quite some time after it happened, because he
> thought they would think he was crazy. It is very interesting to read, and is
> pretty enlightening. I would recommend it to any of you. Lucy Edmonds, class
> of 73
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 5, 2014, at 1:20 AM, Mark Martin <mbmartin1984@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I don't remember dreams very often, but I did have a vivid one with Mike
>> Trimble probably within a month or two after he passed. Years later I
>> visited with Mr. Chard in a dream. Now I am going to attempt to tell a
>> story which is difficult to explain because I can't quite adequately explain
>> it to myself. I think this happened in the spring of 1999 although I'm not
>> really sure of the time of year. It was definitely on a Friday though. I
>> was in my den channel surfing between 11 and noon. I felt this sudden
>> impact on my left side. It was as though someone were running fast and just
>> went right through me. There was positively no pain or discomfort
>> whatsoever. It just seemed like someone had bumped into me or even passed
>> through me. I was not frightened in any way, I remember saying something
>> like hello out loud. There was no response. I continued to channel surf
>> and contemplate what had just happened. Finally a bit after noon I went to
>> the living room to try to explain to Betsy this experience. Ultimately I
>> told her that I would not be surprised if we found out about a death soon.
>> Later that afternoon, I think it was around 3:30 or 4, I got a phone call
>> that Albert Shutt, a wonderful Christian man I had known and greatly
>> respected for the past 20 years had passed away suddenly and unexpectedly
>> that morning around 7 I think it was. If you think I'm crazy, that's fine
>> with me. If you think I'm not a Christian because of this, that's ok too
>> because you are entitled to your own opinion. I would be careful however
>> when it comes to being to dogmatic on either side of this. I do know there
>> is life after death because of the assurance given in God's Word for those
>> who trust Christ as Saviour. I also know what happened to me is real and I
>> can assure you that I was not sleeping or dreaming. I can't prove what I am
>> about to say, but I do think those that have gone on before us may be aware
>> of what happens to the rest of us still here if they choose to. I think
>> they are aware before we are of the time when each one of us will join them
>> in eternity. I don't know of anyone who has come back to tell us for sure
>> what happens after we cross over. This is always an interesting topic and
>> we should not be too closed minded about what others have to say. The one
>> thing the Bible is clear on is that there are two destinations in eternity,
>> heaven and hell. I sure hope there is no one on this list who will end up
>> in Hell. You can get a glimpse of that place in Luke chapter 16, concerning
>> the rich man who would not even give the poor man Lazarus the crunbs from
>> his table. This is not a place you should desire to be.
>>
>> Mark Martin, 73.
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